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turnsoles

turnsoles is the plural of turnsole.

Meaning of turnsole

Noun

turnsole (countable and uncountable, plural turnsoles)

  1. A heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
  2. A sunflower.
  3. A sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).
  4. The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
  5. A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.
    Synonyms:
    folium
  6. (obsolete) litmus

Questions about turnsoles

What is turnsoles the plural of?
Turnsoles is the plural of turnsole.

Words near turnsoles in the dictionary

  1. turnsick
  2. turnskin
  3. turnskins
  4. turnsol
  5. turnsole
  6. turnsoles
  7. turnsols
  8. turnspit
  9. turnspit dog
  10. turnspit dogs
  11. turnspits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turnsoles (page history and authors); turnsole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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